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RESOURCES AND FORCE READINESS DIVISION

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CNA’s Resources and Force Readiness Division provides insightful, data-driven analysis for critical resource allocation problems facing the Navy, Marine Corps, and other Department of Defense components and agencies. Our study teams use a wide range of state-of-the-art quantitative and qualitative methods and vast data repositories to help military and civilian leaders make critical decisions on human resources, population health, infrastructure, environment, energy, and budget-related challenges.

, and other Department of Defense components and agencies. Our study teams use a wide range of state-of-the-art quantitative and qualitative methods and vast data repositories to help military ... of state-of-the-art quantitative and qualitative methods and vast data repositories to help military and civilian leaders make critical decisions on human  resources, population health, infrastructure ...  PhDs—in economics, operations research, data science, public health, statistics, psychology, and mathematics. Study directors organize their teams with the right combination of education, experience

Managing US Army Reserve Physician Recruiting and Retention

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The Army Marketing and Research Group asked CNA to determine how it can support the US Army Recruiting Command to more effectively market and advertise to qualified candidates for the Army Reserve Medical Corps.

Army Doctor Brochure The Army Marketing and Research Group asked CNA to determine how it can support the US Army Recruiting Command to more effectively market and advertise to qualified candidates ... Marketing and Research Group asked CNA to determine how it can support the US Army Recruiting Command to more effectively market and advertise to qualified candidates for the Army Reserve Medical Corps. We took a hybrid quantitative and qualitative approach in tackling these issues—supplementing analysis of existing data by conducting focus groups. We first summarize what we learned from the available

Andrew Mara joins CNA as Vice President and Director for Systems, Tactics, and Force Development

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CNA welcomes Andrew Mara as the new Vice President and Director of the Systems, Tactics, and Force Development (STF) Division.

, and Force Development experts include engineers, physicists, chemists and mathematicians who conduct quantitative analyses of fleet systems and multi-mission platforms to develop performance ... get unbiased, high-quality analysis that can shape national security,” Dr. Mara said. Prior to joining the leadership team at CAPE, Dr. Mara served as Senior Operations Research analyst

Testing Tomorrow’s Decisions, Today: Introducing StaffLab™

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Most reorganizations do not yield their intended value, and some even are damaging. This troubling reality led CNA’s analysts to create StaffLab™, bringing the process of lab testing to organizational reform.

research program at CNA. Imagine if the latest idea for a medical therapy went from some scientist’s PowerPoint proposal directly into production and out to pharmacies around the world? It’s a terrifying thought, and thankfully drugs aren’t developed that way. Rather, there is a methodical process that evolves from an idea founded in prior research and theory, to in vitro testing in a petri dish ... the hypothetical organization and produce quantitative data on how personnel were employed, and in what patterns, in responding to a variety of realistic scenarios. Our analysts used these quantitative data

Flights of Analysis: As an analytical organization, TOPGUN is a model

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Just in time for Top Gun: Maverick, Jason Thomas explores the history of the TOPGUN fighter pilot school and CNA analysis of fighter tactics there.

. In time, with further assistance from the Naval Research Lab, they settled on a tactic that was at least as effective as the old method for evading missiles — and much simpler. The SAM Weave became part ... point of TOPGUN’s tactics development. Its leaders also demand quantitative evidence to justify tactics. This rigor is on full display when the Standards Board meets to debate major changes in doctrine ... tactical release guidelines, which had been around for several years. Over the course of months of research, the analyst determined that the guidelines for the minimum release height were based

Impacts of the Ukraine War on Russian Technology Development

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Anya Fink examines how international sanctions and the exit of multinational corporations from Russia have hurt Moscow’s artificial intelligence ambitions.

intelligence ambitions. /images/InDepth/code-russian-flag.jpg Impacts of the Ukraine War on Russian Technology Development Anya Fink Anya Fink is a Research Scientist with CNA's Russia Studies Program ... by the U.S. and countries in Europe and Asia on the Russian technology sector. While the full implications of this divorce will take time to be realized and understood, our research suggests ... armament plan to improve “the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of armaments and technology” and develop “modern and future models of high-precision weapons and means of aerospace defense, active

ai with ai: Journey to the Cause of Reason

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Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news, including research from the San Diego School of Medicine, which used an AI algorithm to analyze terabytes of gene expression data in response to viral infections, identifying 20 genes that predict the severity of a patient’s response (across many different viruses). Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announces a new AI and Data Acceleration initiative, which includes operational data teams and flyaway technical experts. China says it has AI fighter jet pilots that can beat human pilots in simulated dogfights. A study from Stanford estimates the density of CCTV cameras in large cities around the globe (by using computer vision algorithms on street view image data). NIST held a workshop on AI Measurement and Evaluation, with an interesting 22-page read ahead document. Appen updates its State of AI and Machine Learning report, examining various business-related views and metrics on AI, showing a general maturing of the AI market. Researchers from Tubingen and Max Planck show that the behavioral difference between human and machine vision is narrowing, but still has room for improvement (particularly with out of distribution data). Researchers from Stanford, University of College London and MIT develop a counterfactual simulation model to provide quantitative predictions on how people think about causation, possibly serving as a bridge between psychology and AI. Adam Wagner uses a reinforcement learning approach to search for examples that would disprove conjectures in graph theory, and finds examples that disprove five such conjectures. Justin Solomon’s Numerical Algorithms provides the core methods for machine learning. And Budiansky publishes a look at the life of Kurt Gödel, in Journey to the Edge of Reason.

4-35 Andy and Dave discuss the latest in AI news, including research from the San Diego School of Medicine, which used an AI algorithm to analyze terabytes of gene expression data in response ... data). Researchers from Stanford, University of College London and MIT develop a counterfactual simulation model to provide quantitative predictions on how people think about causation, possibly ... and Evaluation at the NIST Appen’s 7 th   Edition of the “State of AI” Report Summary Report Research Partial success in closing the gap between human and machine vision

cna talks: The Benefits Of Body-Worn Cameras In A Local Jail Setting

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Over the past decade, police departments across the United States have adopted body-worn cameras, and evidence suggests that they can help reduce complaints and use of force incidents.    This raises the question of whether they could serve a similar purpose in jails and prisons. In this episode, John Stimpson sits down with Brittany Cunningham and Bryce Peterson to discuss their research into the impact of body-worn cameras at the Loudoun County adult detention center.

Cunningham and Bryce Peterson to discuss their research into the impact of body-worn cameras at the Loudoun County adult detention center. The Benefits Of Body-Worn Cameras In A Local Jail Setting Guest biographies Dr. Brittany Cunningham   is the Assistant Director of CNA’s Center for   Justice Research and Innovation . She specializes in using evidence-based approaches and quantitative and qualitative analysis to support law enforcement agency operations and organizational reform. Dr. Bryce Peterson   is a Senior Research Scientist with CNA’s Center for   Justice Research

cna-pss-price-list

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of evaluation findings. Expert in quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods. 541611 Evaluation Advisor - Senior BA/BS Degree in Business, Management Engineering, Operations Research, or related ... Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and Grants 541715 Professional Services – Technical and Engineering Services (non-IT) Engineering Research and Development and Strategic Planning 611430 ... and Solutions CNA’s mission is to help customer decision makers fully address their most important, complex issues, both now and into the future. CNA's objective, empirical research and analysis

story-of-cna

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CNA3003 Washington Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22201 www.cna.orgThe Story of CNA Civilian Scientists in War and PeaceDon Boroughs‘It is hoped that operations research in peacetime fields will be carried ... , the organization that he founded would grow and evolve into the independent research organization CNA. Through three-quarters of a century, the name on the letterhead would change many times (See box, p. 5), 1942–1945 Bringing Scientists to the Fight 3as would the group’s academic sponsors (See box, p. 12). And the range of research topics continually expanded from a pure focus on antisubmarine warfare